Rhino Gauge vs EasyStart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhino Gauge
This app helps prevent running out of propane for your grill by predicting when you'll need a refill. It also locates nearby Blue Rhino exchange stations and offers grilling recipes, tips, and a timer.
- Propane level prediction
- Find Blue Rhino locations
- Grilling recipes
- Grilling tips and techniques
- Cookout timer
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Everybody hates running out of gas while grilling. Rhino Gauge, from Blue Rhino, America’s leading brand of propane tank exchange, can help prevent that. Just answer a few questions about how your grilling and propane buying. Or track every cookout. The app will predict when you should need gas again.* To keep an eye on your estimated tank propane level, just click Check Propane. When the gauge shows low, it is time to get more propane! The app also shows Blue Rhino locations near you so you can get back to the grill, quick and easy. Plus, there’s grilling recipes, tips techniques, and a timer, all to help you master your next cookout. Keep grilling with Rhino Gauge! *Calculations based on the standard fill level of Blue Rhino tanks. Results vary as propane fill level is affected by many factors.
EasyStart
This free application allows users to monitor, troubleshoot, and upgrade their Micro-Air EasyStart soft starter via Bluetooth LE. It's designed to help manage air conditioning units on limited power sources like generators or inverters.
- Bluetooth LE connection
- Monitoring capabilities
- Troubleshooting assistance
- Firmware updates
- Test data upload
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Monitoring, troubleshooting, relearning, and upgrading your Micro-Air EasyStart can now be accomplished via a Bluetooth LE connection and this simple and free application. EasyStart is the very popular soft starter for air conditioning applications, manufactured in the USA by Micro-Air, Inc. EasyStart is world famous since it allows you to start and run your air conditioner on a limited power source like a generator or inverter, when it otherwise would not have been possible. Thousands have been sold into the marine, RV, and home/commercial markets. The newest versions of EasyStart that have Bluetooth LE capability utilize this application for easy troubleshooting, uploading of detailed test data to Micro-Air with a single button tap, and downloading of new firmware versions, if available. Visit www.microair.net to find out more about the Micro-Air EasyStart and to order yours today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EasyStart at 3.6 against Rhino Gauge's 2.9. EasyStart also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 27 months). Rhino Gauge's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EasyStart holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EasyStart has 46 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Rhino Gauge's written reviews are positive against 33% of EasyStart's.
Rhino Gauge ships an update every 27 months, EasyStart every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhino Gauge | EasyStart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 3.6 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blue Rhino | CseaTec LLC |
Customer experience
Rhino Gauge
EasyStart
In-app purchases
Rhino Gauge
No in-app purchases
EasyStart
No in-app purchases









